Chapter five hundred and ninety-six gift officials
Seeing that Chen Youzong was having trouble speaking, Zhu Biao smiled and stopped asking further questions. The conflicts in the officialdom were just about who blocked whose way and who affected whose interests. Zhu Biao didn't know much about Wei Guan's character, but Cai
Doesn’t he understand Ben’s nature?
Loyalty is inevitable. This kind of confidant general who was born as a personal guard will go through fire and water under the orders of his father and son, but other aspects cannot be scrutinized. There are many bad habits that arrogant and powerful generals should have.
It is expected that Wei Guanwen was aloof and aloof. When he was the prefect, he did not give Cai Ben face when he designed the military affairs of the local guard station. In addition, last year's official assessment performance was the best in the world, and last year Feng Sheng inspected the local guard station and found that Cai Ben had
He was suspected of neglecting his duties and was reprimanded by the emperor...
Zhu Biao pondered: "It seems that Aiqing admires Wei Guan quite a lot, and she went out of her way to explain the reason. Did she have a friendship with him before?"
Zhu Biao's question was straightforward, but considering the relationship between the two of them, it was normal, so Chen Youzong did not explain anything anxiously, but shook his head and smiled: "It's just an acquaintance. Wei Zhifu's book business is very good, even though he is young,
Although he is seventy years old, he is still upright and upright, and he is still unwilling to show off to those who are lucky enough to advance."
"It's just that recently there have been frequent letters from relatives and friends in Suzhou. Most of them talk about the goodness of the prefect Wei's management of Suzhou. Especially with the former prefect Chen as a comparison, it is more obvious that the people of Fu are prosperous and stable. It is really a blessing for our Ming Dynasty to have such officials.
I will naturally take advantage of this opportunity to admonish His Highness."
Zhu Biao knew clearly that the former Suzhou magistrate was Chen Ning, who was extremely harsh when collecting taxes in Suzhou. He once used a hot iron to burn the people. For this reason, the people got the name Chen Hot Iron. His son Chen Menglin also warned him several times. Chen Ning was so harsh
In anger, he beat his son hundreds of times to death.
Tiger poison does not even eat its children. Chen Ning's move naturally aroused the hatred of Zhu Yuanzhang who attached great importance to blood and family ties. However, as the saying goes, if a king wants his ministers to die, they must die, and if a father wants his son to die, his son must die. According to etiquette, this is the Chen family.
Housework was decided by the clan elders, and with Hu Weiyong's help, Chen Ning finally returned to Beijing safely and took up an official position.
Chen Ning also had meritorious service in the past. He was originally a small official in Zhenjiang in the Yuan Dynasty, but later took the initiative to defect to Zhu Yuanzhang who was attacking Jiqing. Lao Zhu saw that the memorandum he drafted was very good and appointed him as a provincial magistrate. Later, he was ordered to recruit troops in Huai'an.
When he was in Gaoyou, he was arrested by Zhang Shicheng's subordinates. He refused to surrender after being punished, and was finally released and returned.
Zhu Biao agreed: "In that case, I will send a letter to Cai Ben later, and the matter will end here."
Chen Youzong stood up and thanked him. Although it was not his own business, he said that His Highness agreed without much thought. This showed his trust in him. If others wanted to solve the matter, it would be extremely difficult.
The two got up and returned to the main hall to sit down and drink tea. Zhu Biao ordered Fu Duo on the side: "Go and invite Chen Liangyuan over."
Chen Youzong had not seen his daughter for more than half a year. At this time, he could not suppress the smile on his face: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have a legitimate daughter in my lap. I really miss her after not seeing her for a long time."
Soon Chen Yunqing came in with a smile. She must have been waiting for the summons. After all, her father and the prince discussed government affairs in the Wenhua Palace and had lunch. It was not something worth covering up. Chen Yunqing saluted Zhu Biao first and then
He saluted his father again, showing that he was a little excited but still maintained a good manner, and asked about the health of his parents and grandmothers with concern.
What happened next is not worth mentioning anymore. Chen Youzong quickly said goodbye and left. Although father and daughter had a deep love, they didn't have much to say after all.
Good is enough.
"I have just been rude, please punish me, Your Highness."
Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this and then noticed the tears falling down Chen Yunqing's cheeks. He stood up and walked around her with great interest. He asked with a smile: "Why are you still crying? Is it because I usually bully you a lot?"
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Chen Yunqing hurriedly shook her head and took the handkerchief to wipe her tears. Zhu Biao naturally took the handkerchief and wiped it and said softly: "Let's invite Mrs. Chen to the palace tomorrow. If you miss your family in the future, just go and invite them."
Chen Yunqing couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard the words. As the saying goes, once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. She is not the wife of a royal concubine. She is very surprised to have the opportunity to meet her father. She didn't expect to see him again tomorrow.
Mother.
After comforting Zhu Biao for a while, he had to go to the Jinshen Palace. He had to say hello to his father about Liaodong matters. Before leaving, he teased Chen Yunqing and asked her to go back and freshen up. As promised, she would repay the favor tonight.
He walked slowly and leisurely with his hands behind his back, and suddenly saw a familiar figure sweeping in the distance, but it quickly disappeared. Zhu Biao's eyes were cold but his tone did not change, as if he just asked casually: "How many days have Liu Jin been here?"
What are you doing?"
Fugui immediately replied without thinking: "According to my instructions, Eunuch Liu should still be recuperating in the house, and I will go visit him tonight."
Zhu Biao's eyebrows softened when he heard this. He thought there was really a fool who would be so impatient to add insult to injury to Liu Jin. He was just letting Liu Jin train for the time being so she didn't have to wait around him.
After all, Liu Jin is his most trusted slave after all. After many years of friendship, suppressing Liu Jin is a last resort, not because of any dissatisfaction with Liu Jin.
Bypassing the Huagai Hall through the middle right door, you arrived at the Jinshen Hall. After a call, Zhu Biao stepped into the hall. His father was still in the familiar posture, bending over his desk to review memorials.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father. Long live my father."
"You brat, you want me to be a cow and a horse for you for ten thousand years!"
After Zhu Biao saluted, he naturally walked to the imperial case, took a memorial, flipped through it a few times, and said, "My son, I went to see Chahan, and he was extremely respectful. From this, we can roughly see Naha's attitude."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even raise his head and sneered: "Last year we sent someone to send him a handwritten letter, advising him to observe the opportunities of the changes in the world and to know the times and situations without losing sight of them. He is a great husband. But he is hesitant and still thinks about the same thing."
Yesu Die'er has been helping each other like horns, do you not regret it now?"
Zhu Biao sorted out some messy memorials on the desk and said: "The situation is unpredictable. In the past two years, Nahachu still firmly controlled the land from Mongolia Uliangha in the west, Jurchen in the north and Koryo in the south. In addition,
There are slaves from the Gao family in Pingzhang, and Zhang is assassinated by the imperial magistrate. The prime minister has also given up. Pingzhang and Liu Yi are stationed in Liaoyang, Shenyang, Kaiyuan, Gaizhou and other places."
"Now Liu Yi and the slaves of the Gao family have led their troops to surrender without waiting. Naha has no protection on his two wings. If my army advances, he will be defeated sooner or later, and naturally he will have to make a living early."
"What did you give?"
"That house and a prince of the country."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows moved: "That's the dowry of the Chen family, it's inappropriate."
"Now that Chahan has been allowed to live in it, I no longer want it, and the Chen family has no objections. Just now, Chen Youzong took the initiative to suggest that I should donate the garden to Chahan as a sign of goodwill."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a traditional man, and he always felt uncomfortable using women's dowries for his own affairs. He felt relieved when Chen Youzong took the initiative to offer suggestions.
"Chen Youzong is a good person and can be entrusted with important tasks."
When Zhu Biao heard this, he knew that his father wanted to compensate the Chen family immediately, so he stopped him and said, "Chen Youzong was promoted from the local magistrate to the general affairs envoy too quickly. You might as well take it slow. The old lady of the Chen family is about to celebrate her birthday."
, when the time comes, the emperor will give Chen Youzong’s late father the title of Doctor Ronglu, and canonize Mrs. Chen as the First Grade Imperial Lady.”
The title of Dr. Ronglu is a casual official title, and it is for the first rank. What is the ultimate honor? But in the end, it is only given to a person who has passed away long ago. It is nothing. It is only given to a family with unlimited glory.
It is estimated that Mr. Chen's tomb will also need to be greatly renovated. The regulated sacrifices that were previously unavailable will be eligible to enjoy them. In today's era where funeral matters are very important, it is not a small gift.
In fact, a mere amusement park is not worthy of such a generous reward, but the Chen family has devoted themselves to serving the public in recent years and has led the Jiangnan family to solve many problems in the court. As a result, many families have been offended, and their own property has been damaged even more.
As for the disaster relief in Shaanxi and Gansu, the Chen family not only sold all the grain in Shaanxi and Gansu at a fair price according to the standards set by the imperial court, but also raised hundreds of thousands of grains, without mentioning the losses along the way from Jiangnan.
It was made up by his own family, so that Zhu Biao had enough food to solve the problem.
Chen Youzong did not mention these, but it does not mean that the Zhu family and his son are not clear. Although it is their duty to serve the emperor to relieve his worries, the rewards that should be given must still be given, otherwise it will chill people's hearts.